§ 1 Definitions
§ 2 Statewide EMS system; expectations; purpose
§ 3 Statewide EMS system; powers and duties of department of public health
§ 4 Regional EMS councils; duties; membership
§ 5 Contracts between department and regional EMS councils
§ 6 EMS first response service or ambulance service; application; license; renewal; provisional license
§ 7 EMS vehicles; inspection; certificate
§ 8 Modification of license; written request; restrictions on transfer, assignment, and abandonment
§ 9 Provision of emergency medical services; certification of individuals; restrictions on advertising
§ 9A Emergency treatment of police dogs
§ 10 Regional EMS councils; service zone plans; designation of service zone providers; primary ambulance service
§ 11 Statewide coordinated trauma care system; regulations and guidelines; trauma registry reporting and analysis system; designation as trauma center; limitations
§ 12 State medical director; regional medical directors; duties
§ 13 EMS system advisory board; membership; duties; advisory committees
§ 14 Complaints; procedure; investigation; referral; notice
§ 15 Failure to comply under certification, license or designation; correction order; administrative reconsideration; assessment; collection
§ 16 Revocation or refusal to renew certification, license or designation; hearing; suspension without hearing; modification
§ 17 Transportation of children by ambulance; accompaniment by parent or guardian; report by EMT
§ 18 Restraint of patient by EMT; written report
§ 19 Use of emergency medical titles and provision of services; prohibitions; fines; report to attorney general
§ 20 Remote communication; advice, consultation, or orders; limitation on liability of physicians, nurses, hospitals and EMS personnel
§ 21 EMS personnel; good faith performance of duties; limitation on personal liability
§ 22 Commissioner; waiver of regulations or guidelines; conditions
§ 23 Action by department; adjudicatory hearing; written request
§ 24 EMS regional councils; distribution and use of funds; goals and objectives
§ 25 Staffing of class I, II or V ambulances
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Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 111C - Emergency Medical Services System

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Other entity: includes a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation. See Massachusetts General Laws ch. 156D sec. 11.01
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Writ of certiorari: An order issued by the Supreme Court directing the lower court to transmit records for a case for which it will hear on appeal.